Podcast Episodes

Tao Te Ching Verse 36 – How Do We Allow?

If you want to shrink something, you must first allow it to expand.

If you want to get rid of something, you must first allow it to flourish.

If y…

2 years ago

Tao Te Ching Verse 35 – How do we use the Tao?

Words that point to the Tao
seem monotonous and without flavor.

When you look for it, there is nothing to see.

When you listen for it, there is no…

2 years, 1 month ago

Tao Te Ching Verse 34 – Living Life Powerlessly!

Tao is eternal. It does not favor one over the other. It brings all things to completion without their even knowing it.

— Jonathan Star, Tao Te Chi…

2 years, 1 month ago

Tao Te Ching Verse 33 – What is True Wisdom?

What is intuitively knowing? Why do we study books if the wisdom we seek is not found in a book? What does it mean to be in the center of the circle…

2 years, 1 month ago

Tao Te Ching Verse 32 – All Things End in Tao!

A great conversation today about surrender, letting go, and acceptance.

The Tao can't be perceived ... Knowing when to stop, you can avoid any dange…

2 years, 1 month ago

Tao Te Ching Verse 31 – Handling Conflict with Compassion

He enters a battle gravely, with sorrow and with great compassion, as if he were attending a funeral.

— Stephen Mitchell, Tao Te Ching, Verse 31

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2 years, 1 month ago

Tao Te Ching Verse 30 – How Do I Accept Myself?

Self-acceptance is essential for good mental health. How do I accept me? How can I be okay with myself when I see so much damage I have caused prior…

2 years, 2 months ago

Tao Te Ching Verse 29 – Perfection or Perfection?

In this podcast, we discussed the meaning of perfection. We also discussed our part in life and the meaning of effortless effort, the English transl…

2 years, 2 months ago

Tao Te Ching Verse 28 – Returning to Our Natural Self!

The 28th verse of the Tao Te Ching offers us an example of the progression back to our natural state through three steps:

1. Receive all without re…

2 years, 2 months ago

Tao Te Ching Verse 27 – Giving and Receiving Are One!

Only a student who gives himself can receive the master's gift. If you think otherwise, despite your knowledge, you have blundered. Giving and receiv…

2 years, 2 months ago